Seven Ways of Performing DeedsSattakammapathasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element:“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. those who kill living creatures with those who kill living creatures,Pāṇātipātino pāṇātipātīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; those who steal …adinnādāyino adinnādāyīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; commit sexual misconduct …kāmesumicchācārino kāmesumicchācārīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; lie …musāvādino musāvādīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; backbite …pisuṇavācā pisuṇavācehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; speak harshly …pharusavācā pharusavācehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; talk nonsense …samphappalāpino samphappalāpīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

Those who refrain from killing living creatures. …Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā …pe… who refrain from stealing …adinnādānā paṭiviratā … who refrain from sexual misconduct …kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā … who refrain from lying …musāvādā paṭiviratā … who refrain from backbiting …pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratā pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; who refrain from harsh speech …pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratā pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; who refrain from talking nonsense with those who refrain from talking nonsense.”samphappalāpā paṭiviratā samphappalāpā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.